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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/ARG/106 
16 January 2007 
 (07-0204) 
Committee on Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Measures  Original:   Spanish 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   ARGENTINA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible:  Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria  - SENASA 
(National Agriculture and Food Quality and Health Service) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Amphibians (except bullfrogs destined for frog farms) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
 Trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Condiciones Sanitarias 
para la Autorización de la Importación de  Anfibios (con Fines Comerciales) a la 
República Argentina  (Health Requirements for Importing Amphibians (for Commercial 
Purposes)  into the Argentine Republic) (10 pages, in Spanish) 
6. Description of content:   The notified draft document cont ains models of the application 
form for importing amphibians (for commercial purposes) ( Solicitud de Importación de 
Anfibios (con Fines Comerciales) ) and the international veterinary certificate authorizing the 
importation of amphibians (for commercial  purposes) into the Argentine Republic 
(Certificado Veterinario Internacional para la Autorización de la Importación de Anfibios 
(con Fines Comerciales) a la República Argentina ). 
 Before granting import authorization,  and given that there are as yet no OIE 
recommendations on the guidelines to be includ ed in sanitary protoc ols governing trade in 
amphibians, SENASA will require up-to-date information from th e veterinary authorities of 
the exporting country on the country's animal  health status in respect of iridovirus 
(Ranavirus ), chytrid fungus ( Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis ) and red leg ( Aeromonas 
hydrophila ). 
 Among other requirements, the amphibians must have been raised in the farm of 
origin since birth or held there for 60 days prior to exportation;  the farm of origin must not have recorded any quarantin e disease, notably iridovirus ( Ranavirus ), chytrid fungus 
(Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis ) or red leg ( Aeromonas hydrophila ), in the six months 
prior to exportation;  and the amphibians must have been kept in quarantine for a period of 
21 days prior to exportation.  
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  7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,   
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests  
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Once adopted, the 
measure will be published in the Boletín Oficial  (Official Journal). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined. 
12. Final date for comments:   60 days after the date of notification. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: